Darren joined Christie + Co’s Birmingham office as a valuer in 2001 and moved to Leeds in 2004 as Valuation Services Manager. He went on to be appointed as the Location Manager of the Leeds office in 2005 before making the move to London in 2007 to take up the position of national head of Valuation Services.

During his time at Christie + Co, he has worked on a variety of valuation projects on a local, regional and national scale, gaining substantial experience across all six of our trading sectors. Darren studied for a degree in Urban Land Economics in Sheffield and is an MRICS qualified Chartered Surveyor.

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Guy joined Christie + Co in November 2000, having previously worked for a national residential estate agency. Initially working as a Negotiator at the Manchester office in the Healthcare Department, Guy was subsequently appointed Agency Manager in 2002. In this role, he combined management of the agency function, together with a focus on corporate care operators in the North West, including the Regard Partnership, Hallmark Healthcare, Mimosa Healthcare, Four Seasons and Meridian Healthcare, amongst others. Guy joined the Corporate Healthcare team in February 2006 and was subsequently appointed as a Director. He is based at the Manchester office – thus being strategically placed to offer advice to multiple and corporate operators throughout the north of England.

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Armin is based in Christie + Co's Munich Office. Having joined the company as a Senior Consultant in January 2004 he is now a Director & Head of Advisory and Valuation Services. Prior to this he worked for PKF hotelexperts. He has gained extensive experience of hotel feasibility, valuation studies and strategic consultancy work, having worked on a wide range of hotels, serviced apartments, time-share and other leisure properties throughout Europe. More recently, he has worked alongside his UK colleagues on a number of care home valuations.

Armin holds a Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH) degree in Economics, specializing in Hotel and Restaurant Administration from the University of Applied Sciences in Munich. Furthermore, he holds a special degree in Real Estate (Immobilienökonom IRE/BS), which is comparable to a Master of Science in Real Estate. Armin has authored several articles on hotel valuation and other hotel related topics.

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Jeremy started his career with Christie + Co as part of Birmingham’s Valuation Services team. He was appointed Director in December 2006 and in June 2007 he joined our national Corporate Care team. Jeremy holds a BSc (Hons) in Valuation and Estates Management and became RICS qualified in 1996. Over the past ten years, he has been involved in a number of healthcare projects across the UK, providing professional advice to owner occupiers and corporate operators as well as the principal lending institutions. He has a vast amount of experience and has provided advisory services across a range of care sectors, including elderly care, specialist young adult and children’s homes, independent hospitals, children’s day care, schools, doctors’ surgeries and dental practices.

Birmingham Office >

Andrew Coulter joined Christie + Co in July 2008, having previously worked for a business brokerage, where he was Head of Business Development. Andrew’s career within property and business broking spans over 30 years, and includes 18 years’ transactional experience in both the care and childcare sectors. During that time he worked with various major corporate operators on national disposal and acquisition programmes, including Nord Anglia and BUPA. He is based at Christie + Co’s London office, from where he focuses predominantly on the development of childcare business in the South of England.

Winchester Office

Stephanie Damerow joined our Munich Office in 2006. Her responsibilities include the market development of Bavaria and the establishment of business relationships with clients in Austria and the German-speaking part of Switzerland. Stephanie worked previously as property consultant for DB Immobilien. She is a certified business expert in the property and housing industry (Kauffrau der Grundstücks- und Wohnungswirtschaft).

Munich Office >

Chris Day joined Christie + Co in 1985 and, having worked in the Manchester, Birmingham and London Offices, was appointed Managing Director in 1993. He has overall responsibility for all Christie + Co's specialist transactional and advisory activities. Chris has overseen the successful expansion of Christie + Co into a truly pan European firm, which currently has 17 offices in the UK and 11 International offices.

Based in the London office, Chris has particular responsibility for our international operations and he travels regularly. He specialises in the sale and valuation of hotels, public houses and restaurants and has led teams handling numerous disposal and valuation assignments for many high profile clients.

Chris commenced his career in the property profession in 1975, qualifying as a Chartered Surveyor in 1980. In recent years he was Chairman of the Central London Branch of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and was also a member of the Surveyors Panel advising the British Association of Hotel Accountants on the measurement of the Tangible Fixed Assets for the Hotel industry.

London Office >

Courteney graduated from the University of Central England in Birmingham with a BSc (Hons) in Estate Management and joined Christie + Co's Manchester Office in 1999. She qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in October 2004, was made an Associate Director in July 2005, and joined the Corporate Healthcare team in September 2005. Whilst acting for many of the major children's day care providers, Courteney has also provided consultative and valuation advice to companies that have developed single settings and groups under the Government’s Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative. Courteney makes regular contributions to sector publications and is frequently invited to speak at conferences and seminars. She was appointed Director in 2006 and has a national remit and responsibility for developing Christie + Co's childcare business.

London Office >

Michael Hodges joined Christie + Co in 2002 to work from our Bristol office. He relocated to Milton Keynes in 2004 where he was appointed Valuation Services Manager and subsequently Location Manager. He was appointed Director of Christie + Co in 2005 and joined the Corporate Care team in 2007. He is a qualified Chartered Surveyor with ten years’ experience within Christie + Co’s specialist sectors. He has had extensive exposure to the care sector, providing valuation advice in connection with substantial national and regional portfolios in addition to single asset properties. His market knowledge spans elderly and specialist care, as well as children’s homes, day nurseries and schools. He also has significant experience as an expert witness where he has appeared in both High Court and Public Inquiry settings.

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Simon joined Christie + Co in 1987 from the hotel industry and has worked in our Nottingham, Glasgow, Bristol and London Offices. He was previously Office Manager at both Bristol and London and now has specific responsibility for our agency and professional services activity across our 16 UK regional offices. Simon has a broad knowledge of all our sectors, especially hotels, where he has worked with major clients such as Hilton, Whitbread, Marston Hotels and the Pederson Group.

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Julian joined Christie + Co in January 2008. After qualifying from university with a BSc (Hons) in Yacht Manufacturing & Surveying, he took the decision to move into the property markets. Julian went on to work for an independent property developer based in Farnham, Surrey, where he was largely responsible for site acquisition in the healthcare and hotel sectors. He is now working as part of Christie + Co’s corporate care team, from the head office in London. His main focus is on strengthening relationships with a number of major care owners and operators in the South of England.

London Office

After completing her studies in Business Administration (Diplom-Kauffrau), Tanja Kropp went on to work in the property sector where she has remained fort the past five years. She joined Christie + Co`s Berlin office in 2006 as a hotel negotiator and transferred to the corporate healthcare team in 2008. In her new role, Tanja is working closely with her colleagues in the UK-based corporate care team. Her main responsibilitiy is to offer acquisition and disposal advice to a number of the company`s key client in order to grow Christie + Co`s care business in Germany.

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Jon joined Christie + Co in 1984 and has extensive experience of the sale and valuation of leisure businesses, together with the development of leisure and hospitality property involving both solus and mixed-use schemes. He has worked in our Leeds, Newcastle and London Offices, being instrumental in the development of our corporate pubs business in the early 1990s. In 1995 Jon established Christie + Co’s Leisure and Development business working throughout the UK with numerous operators, developers and investors including the likes of Academy Leisure, Aprirose, BDL Hotels, Berkeley Group, Candu, Clermont Leisure, CTP St James, Esporta, Harrison Developments, Jurys Doyle Hotels, Kew Green Hotels, McAleer & Rushe, Moto Hospitality, Muse Developments, Neptune Developments, Nexum, Opus Land, Oxford Hotels, Regent Inns, Rushbond, St Modwen, Starboard Hotels, and Urban Splash.

London Office >

After graduating from Northumbria University in 2002 with a BSc (Hons) degree in Estate Management, Freddie worked for a firm of General Practice Surveyors in London. He gained extensive experience in valuations, rent reviews, lease renewals, property management, lettings and sales. In November 2005, he joined Christie + Co’s Epsom office, where he valued businesses across all six of the company’s trading sectors. Freddie qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in spring 2006 and transferred to our Corporate Healthcare team in January 2008. He now works with some of the sector’s leading care operators, valuing and advising on a range of portfolios including elderly care, specialist care, learning disabilities, schools and children’s day nurseries.

London Office

Martin has been a Chartered Surveyor since 1993 and has specialised in the healthcare sector since 1997. He joined Christie + Co in 2002 and has overall responsibility for valuations in the healthcare sector. Major clients include ABN Amro, Four Seasons Health Care and the Quercus Healthcare Property Partnership. Martin provides advice relating to various types of property including children's day nurseries, private hospitals, elderly care units and specialist units for the handicapped, including some providing an educational element. Prior to specialising in the sector, Martin practiced in the commercial property sector both in the UK and in Australia.

London Office >

David joined Christie + Co in 1972 and was Managing Director prior to the formation of Christie Group in 1985 when he was appointed Group Managing Director and later Chief Executive. David is Chairman of Christie + Co and has many years’ experience in the sale and valuation of businesses. In particular, he has extensive experience of the hotel sector worldwide.

London Office >

Michael has been a Consultant at the Christie + Co Munich Office since August 2007. Prior to this he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Hotel and Tourism Management from the International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef Bonn. Michael is fully qualified specialist of the hospitality trade approved by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce. He has gained extensive operational knowledge and experience during the time of five years with Hyatt International where, after his training, he worked in the Rooms department as night audit, supervisor, front office clerk and mentor for new staff.

Munich Office >

Lucie joined Christie + Co in August 2005 as a healthcare negotiator in our Leeds office. She specialised in providing advice to operators within the children’s day nursery sector, across Yorkshire, North and North East Lincolnshire. Lucie holds a BA (Hons) in English and previously worked in a marketing and management roll for an international consultancy company. Lucie became a member of the Corporate Day Nursery team in November 2007. She continues to work from the Leeds office, building on the experience she has gained in the sector, to offer advice to multiple and corporate operators across the North of England and Scotland.

Leeds Office >

Bernard has over 14 years’ experience in the property sector with a focus on commercial agency and professional advisory services. He is a qualified Chartered Surveyor and has a BSc (Hons) degree in Estates Management. He is also a fluent French speaker. Since joining Christie + Co, he has been working from the Winchester office, identifying land and development opportunities within the healthcare sector across the South East, as well as advising on the sale of corporate businesses as going concerns throughout Greater London.

Winchester Office